Punk's guide to San Francisco : People email Prank all the time about
visiting the Bay Area, so we thought we would include a section on the
site of the common listings we return and places we like. Locals and
not, email any suggestions, additions or ideas.

SHOWS:THE LIST is the ultimate source
for listings of punk shows in the Bay Area. "Steve List" who does this
site is one of the unsung heroes of the Bay Area punk scene. "The List"
is often the only listing for house, warehouse and other underground
shows.

ALCOHOLOCAUST
promotes punk shows and DJ events at various Bars (21+) in San Francisco and Oakland near
weekly.

VENUES:
A very partial list, check
THE LIST for complete Bay Area venue info.
924 GILMAN STREET Berkeley :All Ages
shows on the weekends only, all shows require you become a member with a 1-year membership card for $2, shows are between $7 and $10. No Alcohol, drugs, idiots. You can
show up at 7 PM and volunteer to work the show (Clean up, Hand stamps,etc) to get in shows for free.

FREEBIES
Anchor Steam Beer Brewery tour: http://
www.anchorbrewing.com/about_us/tourinfo.htm
Takara Sake tasting room and Museum:http://www.takarasake.com/
San Francisco Museum of Modern art: Free first Tuesday of the Month
Yerba Buena Center For the Arts: free First Tuesday of the Month
Exploratorium: Free First Wednesday of the month
California Academy Of Sciences: Free First Wednesday of the month
DeYoung Museum - Free the first Tuesday of the month
Oakland Museum of California: Free Second Sunday of the month
Golden Gate Park- Free, Starts at the end of Haight Street and goes
all the way to the Ocean, pack a lunch, find the buffalo. http://www.sfgate.com/traveler/graphics/
maps/golden_gate_park_large.gif
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Mostly free Huge park including
some of San FranciscoÃ­Æ’Ã™s nicest beaches: China Beach, Baker Beach and
the amazing views from the Marin headlands. http://www.nps.gov/goga/
sites.htm

Oh yeah, it's not Free, but if you want to go to Alcatraz- book a
ticket before you come here: http://
www.blueandgoldfleet.com/ as they
are often sold out for days/ weeks/months in advance.

RECORDING STUDIOS
House of Faith- Oakland http://www.unitydatabasedesign.com/story.htm
Bart Thurber has been recording punk and hardcore for years, including
Several prank Releases, much of the local 625 thrash records and local
Oakland punk
Dutch Oven- Alameda- http://www.yourmother.com/dutchoven/ Prank has
yet to use them, but it's Craig from What happens Next/ Your Mother's
new studio.

SHOP ONLINE:

Punk Stuff: http://www.punkstuff.com/ hardcore punk and horror
T-shirts and merch Try here for Born/Dead, Avskum, World Burns to Death
merch

RESTARAUNTS:There are tons of great places to eat in the Bay
Area. "Can't list 'em
all" Tons.Throw a rock, you'll probably hit an awesome Thai, Mexican
or cheap Indian place it's easy for a vegetarian to get a good meal at.
You can also try the Bay Area Vegetarians restaurant finder (http://www.bayareaveg.org/ ), but
Here's some faves / highlights/ vegan
suggestions to get you started :

EAST BAY:
Golden Lotus 1301 Franklin Street Oakland 94612
Incredibly tasty Vietnamese- all vegetarian in Downtown Oakland. Go on
a weekend and the Table next to you is likely to be a Ex-member of
Dystopia or Econochrist. Thereâ€™s also a related location in San
Francisco in the Richmond called â€œgolden Buddhaâ€832 Clement Street.

Picante 1328 6th Street Berkeley 94710. ThereÃ­Æ’Ã™s not a lot to eat
around
924 Gilman Street. Don't be scared off by all the yuppies and their
kids, this Mexican Restaurant has a Vegetarian/ Vegan menu with
Burritos, tacos and more. Not bargain basement, but tasty.

Tacqueria Can-Cun 2288 Mission Street. 94110 Always get voted "best
Vegetarian burrito", but people in San Francisco can argue that like
New Yorkers and Chicago-ans argue Hot Dogs and Pizza. Authentic, which
means not for vegans. Stand outside, look diagonally across the street
, shed a tear for Mission records ( R.I.P.).

PENNISULA:
Annapoorna Vegetarian South Indian 2299 S. El Camino Real San Mateo, CA
94403
http://www.annapoornavegetarian.com/ So worth the trip to San
Mateo, Incredible and inexpensive South Indian Food. Our favorite
restaurant in the bay Area.

RECORD STORES:

Amoeba Music -http://www.amoebamusic.com/ A
must visit in San
Francisco-Grocery store-sized warehouse of music! Tons of vinyl, 45's,
budget CD's and Lp's, and a decent new punk selection. The Berkeley
Store has better selection of new hardcore and punk, seems a little
cheaper, and also seems to get in a wider range of oddball, obscure and
unique used records., while the SF store seems to get more rarities.

Aquarius Records 1055 Valencia Street San Francisco 94110
http://www.aquariusrecords.org/
Although they only have a small vinyl
section, they have an unbeatable import selection of indie,
experimental, alternative CD's as well as one of the best Metal
Sections in town and are San Francisco's oldest independent music
store. The original Location in the castro between 18th and 19th on
Castro was where the various members of the Dead kennedy's placed
bulletin board "form a band" ads to eventually Form the DK's.

Axis Records and Comics
http://
www.axisrecordsandcomics.com/ Axis Records and Comics Closed their
physical location but you can find
them online. This weblink takes
you to their Ebay store filled with heaps or records, comics, role
playing games, toys, memorabilia and more. Heaps of punk records, new
and old.

Grooves 1797 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103
Collectors vinyl store of all types of music, the cool thing about this
store is â€œtheyâ€™ll give anything a goâ€ so you then find yourself turning
up the KRYZYS LP from Poland or something equally obscure.

Mod Lang 6328 Fairmount Ave, Rear. El Cerrito, CA
http://www.modlang.com/
Specializes in British Imports, Brit-Pop and
Indie but also used vinyl and rarities.

Rasputin's http://www.rasputinmusic.com/
Lots of locations in the Bay
Area, the Berkeley Store ( 2401 Telegraph) is the most vinyl-heavy with
a good new and used punk selection.

Red Devil Records 894 Fourth Street San Rafael 94901
http://www.svn.net/reddevil/
Just across the Golden Gate Bridge in Downtown San Rafael, Red Devil
probably has the best selection of punk rarities in the Bay Area making
it well worth the trip and $5 bridge toll. Great store that also stocks
new punk and has lots of obscure new hard-to-get 7" releases.

Streetlight-http://
www.streetlightrecords.com/ There's three Bay Area
locations- the San Francisco Location which has vinyl upstairs and while not
punk heavy, has been home to more than one incredible score and is
always worth a look ( 2350 Market Street 94114 (near Castro). The
24th street Location (3979 24th Street 94114) has a good
selection and again â€œyou never knowâ€factor. Solid section of new punk.
.

TIME TUNNEL TOYS - 532 S. Bascom San Jose-
http://www.timetunneltoys.com A neat collectibles- Records,toys,
comics, tiki mugs and other collectibles shop in San Jose, down the
street from the Rasputins and Streetlight. They have a nice selection
of used punk records and also sponsor the San Jose Super Toy, Comic &
Record Show which is held twice a year- details here: